QUILT INDEX RECORD

12-8-5346

Who documented this quilt?

Michigan Quilt Project

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

09.0039

Quilt's title:

Applique Pomegranates in Baskets

When was the form filled out?

1/17/2009

Quilt top made by:

Baribu, Florence

Quilted by:

Baribu, Florence

If you are a relative of the quiltmaker, how are you related? The quiltmaker is my:

Quilt owner

If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?

Inherited

Where the quilt was made, city:

Muskegon

Where the quilt was made, county:

Muskegon

Where the quilt was made, state:

Michigan (MI)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Time period:

1850-1875

When was the quilt finished?

c1870

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's state:

Michigan (MI)

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1963 (she was over 100 years old)

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Protestant turned Catholic

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Worked in the tea room at the Occidental Hotel

Quiltmaker's marriage date(s):

1885

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and /or partner's/partners' name(s):

Baribu, Del

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' occupation:

worked on the railroad

How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

From Class

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Age 30-39

Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:

1-5 quilts

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

no

Does/did the quiltmaker teach quilting?

no

Does/did the quiltmaker belong to a group? Name of the group?

Withlacoochee Quilters Guild 1993 to 1998, Valdosta, GA Patchers at the Lakeshore, Muskegon, MI

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

89 1/4"

How long is the quilt?

91"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Cream; Gold; Green; Red

Quilt's condition:

Very good/almost new

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

13

Size of quilt blocks:

19" x 19"

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

On point or rotated on 45 degrees

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by sashing with cornerstones or connecting blocks

Sashing width:

3 1/2"

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

3

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

How is the binding made?

Straight grain

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

10

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

11

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Grid/crosshatch

Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:

Was on cherry bed. Current owner has original bed.

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

Source of the information on this quilt:

Friend of quiltmaker

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Robert S. Johnson

Quilt owner's city:

Muskegon

Quilt owner's county:

Muskegon

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan (MI)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Inherited after the death of the maker.

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

How did the quiltmaker participate in the creation of the quilt?

Made entire quilt; Made entire quilt top

Copyright holder:

MSU Museum